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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. North Korea launched cruise missiles just ahead of President Trump's arrival in South Korea today for regional summit and bilateral meetings. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports that there are no plans for Trump to meet with South Korean leaders during the trip. North Korean state media reported that the nuclear-capable cruise missiles were fired from a warship and flew for about two hours over the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula and hit their target. On route to South Korea, President Trump said the North has been test-firing missiles for decades, and this is just another one. He said he didn't know if he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on this trip, but said that he would return to meet him soon. Trump is in the southern city of Gyeongju for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. He's expected to meet with South Korean President I J. Myeong on Wednesday and China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Anthony Kuhn, in PR News, Guangzhou, South Korea. Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward Cuba after hitting Jamaica on Tuesday. Melissa is considered the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Authorities in Cuba had evacuated more than 700,000 people, and forecasters say the Category 4 storm could unleash catastrophic damage in Cuba. The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution to block President Trump's 50% terrorists on most imports from Brazil. The vote was 52 to 48 with five Republicans siding with, Democrat, including Rand Paul of Kentucky.

I, for one, still believe in the principle of no taxation without representation, and will vote to terminate this contrived emergency and end these unconstitutional import taxes. New York Democrat Chuck Schumer says the U.S. tariffs amount to a national sales tax. It's a financial nightmare for working in middle-class households. So today, Democrats will present Republicans with a simple vote. Do you want lower costs for families? Retire yourself to Donald Trump as he runs our economy into the dirt with his trade war. The Senate is expected to take up a resolution to end tariffs on Canadian goods later in the week.

The federal food aid program known as SNAP could run out of money this weekend, and Democratic-led states are suing to force the Trump administration to use emergency funds to keep the program afloat. WRKF, Smell Bridges reports that in Louisiana officials are threatening to furlough, staff who work with SNAP. Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein said the state may have to furlough staff who work directly with SNAP or have roles supported by SNAP funding. This comes as state officials are considering alternatives to funding SNAP once federal funding runs out on November 1st. Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency over the lack of SNAP funding last week. He asked the legislature to approve state money to cover benefits to children, the elderly, and the disabled through

November. The state senate is expected to vote on the measure Wednesday. For NPR news, I'm Mel Bridges in Baton Rouge. This is NPR. Amazon says it is eliminating roughly 1,400 jobs in its corporate workforce, the largest cuts in the tech industry since 2023. The online retail giant cites the need to shift its spending to focus on artificial intelligence. UBS says it has eliminated as many as 48,000 jobs so far this year. That announcement is included in a regulatory filing that comes months after the delivery,

Liberty Company said it was cutting costs as part of a sweeping turnaround. UPS is also reporting better than expected earnings and projects revenue of over $21 billion for the year. At the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays have evened things out at two games apiece after a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Steve Futterman has details. One night after losing a marathon 18-in-game, the Toronto Blue Jays respond with an impressive win over the L.A. Dodgers. The series is now tied at two games apiece. L.A. took an early 1-0-0 lead in the second, but in the third, the Blue J Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off L.A. Shohei Otani. Toronto continued to lead 2-1 until the 7th. That's when the Blue

Jay scored four more runs that essentially put the game out of reach. In the ninth, the Dodgers were able to score one run to make the final score 6-2. Game 5 is set for Wednesday night, and with the series now even at two games apiece, it's assured of returning to Toronto. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Series in Los Angeles. U.S. futures are flat and after hours trading on Wall Street on Asia Pacific markets, shares are mixed. This is NPR News.